{"id":350341,"date":"2019-02-05T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=350341"},"modified":"2019-02-05T15:55:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T22:55:13","slug":"usc-trojans-get-2020-verbal-from-juniors-finalist-hugh-svendsen-of-swimmac-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usc-trojans-get-2020-verbal-from-juniors-finalist-hugh-svendsen-of-swimmac-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Trojans Get 2020 Verbal from Juniors Finalist Hugh Svendsen of SwimMAC Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Southern California has gained their first verbal commitment for the 2020-21 season from Charlotte, N.C. native Hugh Svendsen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Svendsen, who does his club swimming with SwimMAC Carolina, owns a pair of U.S. Open standards with three additional Summer Juniors cuts. He most recently achieved 100% best times at Juniors East where he finished sixth in both the 200 free and 200 back after placing 11th in the 200m back at Winter Nationals. The USA Swimming Scholastic All-American capped off his summer long course season with a 12th-place finish in the 200m free at Junior Nationals and earned the bronze in the 200 back at Greensboro Sectionals last March.\u00a0Also competing for Myers Park High School, Svendsen\u00a0placed third in the 200 free and 15th in the 100 back during his sophomore season after taking 13th in the latter as a freshman.<\/p>\n

He told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBlessed to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Southern California. I\u2019d like to thank my family, friends, and coaches who have helped me get to this point. With that being said, I can\u2019t wait to be a part of the Trojan family and call USC home in 2020! Fight on”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His best times include:<\/p>\n